Each cell in this table represents the mean of a 1 to 4 scale, where 1 stood for "Strongly Agree", 2 for "Somewhat Agree", 3 for "Somewhat Disagree", and 4 for "Strongly Disagree". (There was also a fifth alternative, "Don't Know", which is not figured into any means reported.) Therefore, the higher the mean, the more the respondents disagree with the statement. The breakdowns of the actual responses are reported on the ten tables that follow. Analysis The most agreed upon statements are that the more access you have to information, the better off you are, that training videos are too expensive, and that when people buy cassettes, they should be able to copy or use them in any way that serves training needs. The least agreed upon statements are that the needs of students are more important than copyright considerations; that once information has been paid for, anybody should be able to use it; and that vendors must have better copyright protection to encourage new programs. Attitudes and Practices Concerning Pre-Recorded Copyright, 1987, 4.00 Role of Information Strongly Disagree 1.00 + TABLE 24 Category OPINION OF THE STATEMENT: IN OUR MODERN SOCIETY, THE MORE All Respondents.............74.0% All organizations regardless of copying practices tend to agree with the statement that access to information is important. Copyright violators are more apt to agree, though. Attitudes and Practices Concerning Pre-Recorded Copyright, 1987, TABLE 25 OPINION OF THE STATEMENT: IF INFORMATION HAS BEEN PAID FOR Analysis Respondents generally disagree with the statement that once information has been paid for once, from then on anybody should be able to use it. Yet, more than 40 percent of the respondents either agree or strongly agreed with the statement. Organizations that practice copyright infringement are more likely to agree that once information has been paid for, it should be available to anyone. Half of the copyright violators agree with the statement, while only 36.7 percent of the non-violators agree. TABLE 26 OPINION OF THE STATEMENT: THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS OR TRAINEES Nearly half of the organizations surveyed strongly disagree that students' needs are more important than copyright considerations, and nearly threequarters disagree or strongly disagree with the statement. Organizations that actually create additional cassette copies without a license are more likely to agree that students' needs are more important than copyright considerations than are organizations without such practices. Attitudes and Practices Concerning Pre-Recorded Copyright, 1987, |